5) There’s ample money to go around because of the US’s astronomical military budget. 6) Most infuriatingly, many of the decision-makers in the US Department of Defense are friends with the leadership of ULA, and ULA is a common place for DoD officials to work when they retire from ...
Shippingmeans cheering on a romantic relationship between characters or “RL” (real life) people involved in the fan-worshipped activity. The relationship youshipabove all others is abbreviated “OTP,” the “one true pairing.” Canonsare original works created by “TPTB” (“the powers that ...
There's always going to be competition in our genre. Why do we write in the face of this competition? Here are four reasons.
5. It’s weird. Ah, yes, the argument that holds back much of human progress. It’s not done because it’s not done. “There aren’t any left-handed catchers,” says Weinstein, “so there can’t be any left-handed catchers. It’s faulty reasoning.” Admittedly, pitchers peering in...
people go to extraordinary lengths not to interact at all. People from Denmark tell me that many Danes are so averse to talking to strangers, that they would rather miss their stop on the bus than say "excuse me" to someone that they ne...
' says Dr McKeown. 'There is no way anyone of that age needs Botox, but they see Katie Price and other celebrities having it, and it's seen as just the same as carrying around the latest designer handbag.'While older people think the Botox look appears weird and unnatural, young women...
People from Denmark tell me that many Danes are so averse to talking to strangers, that they would rather miss their stop on the bus than say "excuse me" to someone that they need to get around. Instead, there's this elaborate shuffling of bags and using your body to say that you nee...
Ever noticed that some people are just so muchlouderthan everyone else? You might just think they’re excitable or outgoing, but there’s often a deeper meaning behind their volume level. We’ll be going into some of the reasons why people talk loudly, as well as offering a moment of se...
In a rueful look back at her prescient book, an author wrestles with why we shrugged at the nightmare warnings and hopes this time will be different.
There is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of man Moby-Dick, chapter 87 Also part of the receiver’s remit is “royal fish”. These are whales and sturgeons that, according to William Blackstone’s 18th-century Commentaries on the ...